Sand-box for street-cars.



- T. J. DELANEY. SAND BOX FOR STREET CARS. APPLICATION IILEDJTUNEIH,1912.

Patented May 27,1913.

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provided with a tunnel-shaped opening having; its lower extremity 4tregistering on-'rrnn sira rns i arnnror YICE;

THOMAS J. DELANEY, or ra'rnnson, new nnsnY. i

SAND-Box roa airliner-cans.

1 ,()63 ()19 Specification of I ietters Patent; Patented 3J3 27 1913,

Application filed Junc25,1912. Serial No. 705,737. I

ister at times with the opening l in said casting 2. Theslide valve lQhas. its terininals extending bevondfthe trout and rear sides of thecasting 2 and having one terininal provided with allon' e itu'dinal slotlifin which is mounted the upper terminal of an" operating lever pivotallw'i mounted ,as shown at 16,1,in a slot; 1T inithefloor of thecar. i j i 1S indicatesthe operating le er 1 the motorman for op atin'g1th that is pivotallv niountedfas"show I :yfslot 520 in l'l]6 flOOI 1ant it'sflower'" I extremity secured to thc loiverextremitvlof, thelever 15 b v means of a"liiil {21 that is adjustable in lengt-h'bv meansof a turn buckle 2'2 in the ordinary manner.

designates a spring secured to the lower arm of the lever 18 and to ahook or other suitable fastening means 2d mounted on the under side ofthe car floor 1.

25 indicates a ratchet secured to the upper side of the floor 1 of thecar and 26 a suitable pawl pivotally mounted on lever 18 and adapted toengage said ratchet to hold the lever 18 in an adjusted position.

The rear extremity of the valve 12 has a rod27 mounted thereon thatslidably engages abearing' 28 secured to the floor ot the car and29'indieates an xpansible coil spring mounted on said rod 97 and havingits two ends engaging the bearing 28 and a shoulder 30 on the rod, saidspring 29 operating to assist in moving the valve 12 into the posi tionshown in Fig. 1 so that the opening 13 therein is out of alinement withthe lower end of the funne -shaped opening 3.

In operation, it will be apparent that sand Be it known that I, THOMASJ. DELANEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at latcrson. in thecounty of Passaic and State 2f New Jersey, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in $and-Boxes for Street-Cars, of which thefollowing isa. specification.

My invention relates to sand boxes for street cars and has for itsobject the provision of a sand box constructed to dispense with theobjections heretofore experienced with devices of this character, inthat the sand boxes are so placed'that they become clogged with the sandand in cold weather freeze and prevent egress of the sand from thehoxes.

Furthermore. my invention has for its object the provision of animproved means for operating the valve of a sand box that will be moreparticularlv hereinatter described.

lvlv invention will be described in detail hereinafter and illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the sand box constructed inaccordance with my invention; and Fig. 2, a horizontal sec tion on theline '22 of Fig. 1.

in the drawings, similar reference charactcrs .will he used to designatecorresponding parts in both views.

1. indicates the floor of a street car having mounted thereon arectangular casting that with an opening; 5 in the floor of the car andhaving a nipple (3 formed thereon that engages said tloor opening 5.

T indicates the tube for conveying the sand to the track secured to thelower terminal of the nipple (3 by means of a suitable union 8.

My improved sand box furthermore com-- prises a hopper 9 funicular inform and having a flange 10 on its lower extremity that is adapted tosnugly lit the funnel shaped opening By this construction, it will beapparent that said sand hopper 9 is capable of being removed from thecasting '2 when-- ever found necessary to clean the funnelshaped opening3 and the nipple 6 and delivery pipe 7.

.11 indicates a horizontal slot formed in the casting ithat intersectsthe lower portion oi the funnel-sha ed o 'iening 3 and in which isslidal'ilv mounted a slide valve 1) when the springs 23 and 29 willoperate to having an opening 13 that is adapted to regi move the valve12 and its connecting parts opening 3 and the parts being in positionshown in Fig. 1, when it is desired to supply sand to the track, theoperator by grasping the levers 1S and pulling its upper en toward theright, shown in Fig. 1, will move the valve 12 to bring the opening '13into alinement with theope'ning at the lower end of the funnel-shapedopening 3, the area of the opening 13 exposed to theopening at the lowerend of the funnel-shaped opening 3 controlling the amount of sanddelivered through the pipe 7. When sand is not desired to be delivered,the valve 13 may be returned to the position shown in Fig. 1 byreleasing the pawl 26 from the ratchet 25 being in the hopper 9 andfunnel-shaped 95 hold the valve in a closed position,

into the positions shown in said Fig! 1, and they will so remain untilit is desired to open the orifice to the sand container. It will also befurthermore understood that should the delivery uct 7, the nipple 6 orthe funicular opening 3 in the casting 2 become clogged because of thesand becoming too Wet to escape therefrom, that the entire hopper 9 maybe remov d by lifting it from engagement with the unnel-shaped opening3. When so removed, ey funicular opening 8 and the parts connectedtherewith may be cleansed of therologged sand without difiiculty.

Having thus described my invention ,vhat claim is 1. A valve operatingmechanism for sand boxes comprising in'combination with a cast mg formedwith a horizontal slot, a valve slidably mounted in. said slot andhaving 5 longitudinal slot in its outer extremity, a lever suitablyfulcrumed and engaging said slot, an operating lever suitably fulcrumed,an adjustable llllk connecting the corresponding terminals of saidlevers, a spring normally tending to oscillate said levers to and adetent mechanism to hold said valve in adjusted positions.

2. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination with acar, of a casing secured thereto, said casing being formed -Sitllavertical'passa'ge and a horizontal slot,

a valve slidable within said slot to close the passage and formed withan aperture adjacent one end, a lever pivoted intermediate is endsWithin a slot in the car floor, said lever extending through theaperture, a second l ver similarly pivoted, an adjustable means forconnecting said levers, a detent mecl1anisni for locking the secondmentioned lever, a longitudinally extending rod positioned upon saidvalve, a guide bracket for said rod,

and coil spring surrounding the rod and tending 'to hold the valvenormally in its closed'position. In testimony whereof'I afiix mysignature in presence of two witnesses' 1 THOMAS J. DELANEY.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH A. DELANEY,

THOMAS WLMCANDREW.

